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- [huhnch-bak]
- /ˈhʌntʃˌbæk/
- /ˈhʌntʃ.bæk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [huhnch-bak]
- /ˈhʌntʃˌbæk/
Definitions of hunchback word
- noun hunchback a person whose back is humped in a convex position because of abnormal spinal curvature. Compare kyphosis, kyphoscoliosis. 1
- noun hunchback humpback (def 1). 1
- noun hunchback A back deformed by a sharp forward angle, forming a hump, typically caused by collapse of a vertebra. 1
- countable noun hunchback A hunchback is someone who has a large lump on their back because their spine is curved. 0
- noun hunchback a person having an abnormal convex curvature of the thoracic spine 0
- noun hunchback such a curvature 0
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Origin of hunchback
First appearance:
before 1705 One of the 50% oldest English words
First recorded in 1705-15; back formation from hunchbacked
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Hunchback
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hunchback popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
hunchback usage trend in Literature
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